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How to Avoid Being Guilt-Tripped Into Volunteering for PTA Events

A sneaky PTA member knows exactly how to guilt parents into doing things they don’t want to do. Learn how to outwit them.

4 min readMay 8, 2024

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Find ways to get out of volunteering for school PTA events

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The Truth Behind Being a Parent Volunteer on a School Trip

Teachers won’t tell you what it’s really like to be a chaperone on a trip. They’re not stupid.

5 min readApr 16, 2024

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Find out what’s it really like to be a parent volunteer on a school trip

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CarolF

My Weekly Trip Down the Medium Rabbit Hole #33

My five articles of the week and a shameless self-shoutout (because I can, and you can’t stop me)

3 min read2 days ago

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Five of the best articles I read on Medium this week.

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Why You Should Pay Attention to Your Story’s Topic Tags

The topics you use on Medium articles matter more than you might think

5 min read4 days ago

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Find out how topics help you get your articles on the right Medium ‘shelves’

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CarolF

One-Minute Facts: The Handbag

Be warned, this gets a teeny tad gruesome

1 min read6 days ago

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Find out some surprising facts about the handbag in a one-minute read.

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CarolF

My Weekly Trip Down the Medium Rabbit Hole #32

Five stories I loved this week and a nod to Mother’s Day

3 min readMay 10, 2024

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My top five story picks of the week on Medium

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The Parenting Portal’s Mother’s Day Article Picks 2024

Stories about Mother’s Day that go beyond Hallmarky hearts and flowers

1 min readMay 9, 2024

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Find stories about Mother’s Day on The Parenting Portal at Medium

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CarolF

One-Minute Facts: The Penguin With a Knighthood

Edinburgh Zoo is home to a penguin that is a Knight. Seriously.

1 min readMay 6, 2024

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Find out about the only knighted penguin in the world

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CarolF

My Weekly Trip Down the Medium Rabbit Hole #31

Five of the grooviest stories on Medium this week. Well, in my opinion (though I’m always right because I’m a woman).

3 min readMay 3, 2024

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My five recommended stories and writers on medium this week

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The Parenting Portal Newsletter: May 2024

Updates on April’s stats, editing, writer resources and Boosts

5 min readMay 1, 2024

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The May newsletter for the Parenting Portal publication on Medium

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CarolF

CarolF

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I write diverse stuff in British English. I use the S over the Z and keep the Oxford comma for special occasions. Editor of The Parenting Portal.

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